The Simple Lawn Program: Free Lawn Care Guide
Your practical, year-round guide to a healthier lawn, free to download.
Not everyone has a green thumb, and with so many lawn-care products, techniques and opinions out there, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. That's why we put together The Simple Lawn Program: a 13-page guide from our family turf farm in the Riverland that brings the fundamentals together in one place.
Here's a quick taste of what's inside. Pop your details in at the bottom of this page and we'll give you the full guide as a free PDF.
What's inside the guide
01 Watering your lawn
02 Mowing for a healthier lawn
03 Feeding your lawn
04 Healthy soil, healthy lawn
05 Sun and shade
06 Soil compaction & aeration
07 Thatch & scarification
08 Your seasonal lawn-care routine
09 The Torn Turf range & application rates
10 Your printable lawn-care checklist
Look out for the Riverland tips throughout the guide, with local advice for our hot, dry summers and sandy soils.
A quick taste: mowing heights
Cutting too low is one of the most common lawn mistakes. Here's a starting point for popular lawn varieties:
Kikuyu: 20–50 mm in spring/summer, 30–60 mm in autumn/winter
Couch: 10–25 mm in spring/summer, 15–30 mm in autumn/winter
Buffalo: 30–50 mm in spring/summer, 40–60 mm in autumn/winter
Tall Fescue: 60–80 mm in spring/summer, 70–90 mm in autumn/winter
Riverland tip: Raise your mowing height towards the top of the range through the hottest part of summer. The extra leaf shades the soil, holds moisture and helps your lawn cope with heatwaves.
How much water does your lawn need?
Spring & summer: approx. 25 mm per week
Autumn & winter: approx. 25–50 mm per month
These are general starting points rather than fixed rules. Rainfall, temperature, soil type and lawn condition all play a part. Not sure how much your sprinkler puts out? The guide shows you a simple 10-minute rain gauge test.
Plus: a seasonal routine, product rates and a checklist
The full guide also includes a season-by-season routine, application rates for Lawn in One, Lawn in One GR, Earth Worx and Wet Stuff, and a printable checklist to keep in the shed.